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Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), refined or unrefined

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1521 10 19 (Other vegetable waxes) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and food-safety clearance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Consignments must comply with designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

1521 10 19

Chapter

15 · Animal or vegetable fats and oils; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Certificate of Analysis from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a valid FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Also upload the Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (document code 0010FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); customs out-of-charge will not be granted until all three documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · document codes 0010FS and 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm the port of import appears in the approved list before vessel departure, as arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before import. Permissible rectification of specific labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date — may be carried out at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel, without altering the original label; the manufacturer must provide expiry-date additions, to be verified by the authorised officer.
FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is conflating the rectifiable-labelling dispensation with a general licence to import non-compliant labels. The rectification window applies only to the specific items listed — per-serve RDA contribution and manufacturer-provided expiry dates — and must be completed in a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection; any other labelling deficiency that falls outside the dispensation remains a ground for detention or re-export under the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and cannot be resolved post-clearance.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1521 10 19 require BIS certification?

No, vegetable waxes under this tariff line fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory FSSAI Import Licence, Certificate of Analysis, and Specimen Copy of Label uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for this HSN?

Three documents must be uploaded: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (0010FS), and Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS). Customs out-of-charge is withheld until all three are verified, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified after the consignment arrives at port?

Only to the limited extent permitted under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — specifically per-serve RDA contribution and manufacturer-attested expiry-date additions — carried out at a customs bonded warehouse by non-detachable sticker before the authorised officer's inspection; all other labelling deficiencies must be resolved before import.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.